10 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the Howison Heights Water District located in Saline County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because the district cannot currently maintain the minimum required chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for bacterial contamination. The ...

10 years ago
Republican lawmakers are preparing to set aside $50,000 so the Kansas Legislature can hire attorneys to represent it on school funding issues. The addition of the spending to a budget-balancing plan prompted Democratic Rep. Jim Ward of Wichita to suggest Wednesday that GOP leaders are preparing to defy a recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling on education ...

10 years ago
A Washington state florist who was sued for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has testified before a Kansas House committee in support of additional legal protections for people like her. Barronelle Stutzman told the Federal and State Affairs Committee on Wednesday that she objected to providing the flowers because she believes "marriage is ...

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The Kansas House has approved a plan for eliminating a projected deficit of nearly $200 million in the state's next budget. The vote Wednesday was 68-53 on a compromise bill drafted by negotiators for the House and Senate to reconcile differences between the two chambers. The Senate could vote on the plan as early as Thursday, and ...

10 years ago
Authorities say one person has died in an apartment fire in southwest Kansas. The Hutchinson News reports that the fire started early Tuesday in Liberal in a four-unit building. Liberal Fire Department Chief Kelly Kirk says crews found a person sleeping inside a bedroom of a smoky apartment. The person suffered smoke inhalation and died about ...

10 years ago
Salina area Representative Steven Johnson joined in on the KSAL Morning News Wednesday on his cell phone as he sat outside the Kansas Statehouse. "The reception is better out here," he said. With shortfalls and missed revenue projections during Kansas's economic experiment - sending a clear message to other legislators has been a muddy proposition over the ...

10 years ago
A Brookville man was arrested in connection with an incident in Salina back in December in which a shot was fired. Police say that 21-year-old Torionn Smith was arrested Tuesday on a warrant. Smith is accused of firing one shot from a handgun during a disturbance outside the Muse Ballroom.  The handgun was recovered, as was a ...

10 years ago
An incident in which a woman was allegedly held against her will and beaten prompted the arrest of a Salina man. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, officers were called to a Central Salina home at around 10:40 Tuesday night. Sweeney says that a disturbance involving 37-year-old Kane Kary and a female acquaintance had occurred at the ...

10 years ago
Two young children were found a couple of hours after an Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning, but the suspect was still at large. An Amber Alert was issued for a set of sisters from Wichita. Lilly and Layla Hatcher, 2 and 5-years-old respectively, were reported missing at 9:27AM today. The suspected kidnapper, David Hatcher, 24 of ...

10 years ago
The head of a south-central Kansas home for the aging and his wife have been charged with abusing three children they adopted from Peru. Jim and Paige Nachtigal, of North Newton, were charged Wednesday in Harvey County with three counts each of child abuse. They are jailed on $300,000 bond. Harvey County attorney David Yoder says ...

10 years ago
All five County Commissioners attended the City Commission’s consideration of its charter ordinance to bond for the proposed field house from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. Before the City heard public comments, County Commissioners went to their office to meet with County Counselor Mike Montoya. Soon, Mayor Jon Blanchard asked for use of room 107, ...